Geographic gaps in accessing scans among issues in abortion provision

Geographic gaps in accessing scans among issues in abortion provision

Occasional difficulties in accessing ultrasound scans were reported to a research group about abortion services.

There are still "significant" challenges in how abortion services are implemented here, according to both doctors and service users.

Newly-published research found that unclear or slow pathway to secondary care in hospitals, occasional difficulties in accessing ultrasound scans, and an uneven distribution and incomplete geographic coverage of abortion services both in communities and in hospitals were highlighted as issues, alongside the statutory three-day wait after the first consultation and problems faced by some migrants who lack a Personal Public Services (PPS) number.

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